13 things about Miss Universe Mauritius 2024 Tania Rene

Vishakha Tania René is from Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius. She represented the country in Top Model of the World, Miss Intercontinental, Miss Grand International and Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

René is a Mauritian model and beauty queen who speaks English, French, Hindi and Creole. She is 5’9″ tall.

Passionate about the Japanese culture, René loves manga and anime. She has a bachelor’s degree in media, communications and journalism.

On March 6, 2025, René turned 27. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2017, she started modeling professionally.
2. In 2018, she visited Australia, India, the Netherlands, Malaysia and England, United Kingdom.
3. In 2019, she visited Egypt.
4. She was a Miss Mauritius 2019 finalist.
5. She is Miss Intercontinental Mauritius 2019 and Top Model of the World Mauritius 2019.
6. She was a Miss Intercontinental 2019 semifinalist and was Top Model of World 2019 first runner-up.
7. In 2020, she visited Egypt.
8. She is Miss Grand Mauritius 2020 and was a Miss Grand International 2020 candidate.
9. In 2021, she visited Thailand.
10. In 2022, she visited Japan.
11. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
12. She won Miss Universe Mauritius 2024.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

René reigned as Miss Universe Mauritius 2024 while she was employed as an information technology project manager. Her Zero Waste initiative promotes composting.

2010s

• She traveled to Paris, France and London, England in February 2018, Perth, Australia in March 2018, Delhi, India in May 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands in August 2018 and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in October 2018.
• On October 5, 2019, she competed against 11 other Miss Mauritius 2019 finalists at the Hennessy Park Hotel in Ébène, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius. She ranked third and was crowned Miss Intercontinental Mauritius 2019.
• On December 20, 2019, she represented Mauritius at Miss Intercontinental 2019 and competed against 75 other candidates at the Sunrise Grand Select Montemare Resort in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. She finished in the Top 20.

2020s

• On January 24, 2020, she represented Mauritius at Top Model of World 2019 and competed against 37 other candidates at Meraki Resort in Hurgada, Egypt. She was runner-up to Nicole Menayo of Spain.
• On March 27, 2021, she represented Mauritius at Miss Grand International 2020 and competed against 62 other candidates at the DC Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. She was unplaced.
• On May 22, 2022, she attended the official appointment of her successor Miss Grand Mauritius 2022 Yuvna Rinishta Gookool at The Cloud – Rooftop & Lounge Bar in Grand Baie, Rivière du Rempart District, Mauritius.
• In December 2022, she traveled to Akihabara, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
• In January 2023, she traveled to Krabi, Thailand.
• On August 10, 2024, she competed against 14 other Miss Universe Mauritius 2024 candidates at the Château de Labourdonnais in Mapou, Rivière du Rempart District and won the title.
• On August 24, 2024, she was a guest at the Miss Reunion 2024 coronation ceremony at Theater Champ Fleuri in Saint-Denis, Réunion, France.
• On November 14, 2024, she wore an evening gown designed by Ruchakorn Ninlapak in the Miss Universe 2024 preliminary round at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Mauritius at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She was unplaced.